Of course Mina's signature quilts are these friendly scrappy villages. I just did a rough count and I think CiL has received about 17 of them from her (plus the 3 un-quilted tops I have right now makes 20!)
The pattern for these village quilts is a free one from Quiltville. You can find it here along with a tutorial.
Always lots to spy, like this Mermaid waving from her door. I love the sentiment of these quilts, the idea of the support of a loving "village", as well as the busy eye-spy element.
Gold star for getting the first Red, White, and Blue Star Quilt done of the year! Mina sent in a whole bunch of blocks as well as this finished quilt. Thank you Mina, you're a STAR!
Cooler weather has arrived here and we are all enjoying it. The kitties don't mind at all snuggling up for a nap and some Quilt Inspection on the couch.
Covered in Love is
a 501(c)(3) charity that donates quilts to patients dying in the
hospital, over 600 so far! The Sept/Oct drive is going on now.
Check out the main post HERE if you want to get involved.
Linking to Confessions of a Fabric Addict and Finished or Not Friday
Beautiful quilts--but my heart goes out to the very first one--such glorious colors!! thanks for sharing...
ReplyDeletehugs, Julierose
Mina did a great job on all of those quilts. I am so happy to see the first red, white and blue star quilt, even if it's Mina's own creation. It's lovely and a small flashing reminder of summer. The kittens have the right idea to cuddle as the cool fall weather lands on us all.
ReplyDeleteFOUR completed quilts AND a bunch of Star blocks? Mina really ROCKS!!
ReplyDeleteWow, love them all. What a labor of love!
ReplyDeleteI love Mina's work so much! The village quilts are just wonderful, and her Ohio stars are fabulous. The scrappy stripes are bright and fun, too! So much variety and love in these. Many, many thanks to Mina for her dedication to CiL :)
ReplyDeletehow nice of mina to share all her awesome talent
ReplyDeleteHow wonderful to have such dedicated contributors and donations. Thanks to you for giving us the avenue to help as we can. I, am grateful!
ReplyDeleteMina, is definitely a Rock Star!
Well done Mina! You are an inspiration to all of us. <3
ReplyDeleteCelebrations are fun & good any week of the year. It's fun to have Oct. 1 as "Mina Day". I've loved seeing her quilts throughout the years and so thankful that she is such a dedicated contributor to CiL. Her village quilts have a special meaning....as it takes a village to keep an organization like CiL operating. Thank you Mina for everything you do. We've been having some gorgeous Kitty weather & I see they are loving it!
ReplyDeleteLove the house quilts! And that picture of your kitties is too sweet!
ReplyDeleteThose are beautiful! God bless you, Mina.
ReplyDeleteThank you every one for the kind words :) I am glad that I can use my sewing skills to support such a great mission.
ReplyDeleteAww, the kitties are so cute in their blankie! I have several of those house blocks done but need to get more done to make up a quilt. I've thought to myself next time I'm going to make them more kid friendly with some cute little things in the windows and bright colored houses!!
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